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SERJEANSTON, MARY S[idney] - EDITED FOR THE MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION: : ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. [Volume XVIII. 1937.]

UK.CAMBRIDGE.CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS,1939.

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UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn.VG+. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - if ever issued(?). Publisher's original green cloth boards with triple- lined black ink blocked bordered front board with black blocked text within,black lettered title to spine/backstrip,rear panel plain and undecorated,but with several bleached assorted-sized spots/areas to same.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - corner tips minisculely rubbed with reciprocal cloth and colour loss and with gentle curling - but no other nicks,tears or splits present,and clean plain white endpapers with no hinge cracking.Top edges very lightly aged/toned,fore-edges slightly brighter but no foxing/spotting to either; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation. UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn,viiixipp+1-311pp [paginated] includes XXI (21) sections listing: General,Bibliography, Biography,Language,Sounds of Speech,Dictionaries & Grammars,Vocabulary,Ancillary studies, Literature (General),Old & Middle English,15thC to 20thC writers/wrtings sections and lastly Comparative Literature,an INDEX and list of abbreviations (at the front).Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Preface and recto of contents list/table,to the rear,the Modern Humanities Research Associaion raison d'etre and a list of its publications and other publisher/ printer adverts as the last four pages. Visually the exterior appearance is still acceptable for book's age and nature,i.e an unused reference book,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for reference. This volume the penulimate volume in hardback, published in 1939,as WW2 broke and after the following last hardback issue,publication continued,but in paperback form because of paper-rationing,lasting until the early to mid 1940s,as rationing finished in 1946/7 after war's end. An uncommon survivng 1st edn,future paper rationing aside - for surviving continued air-raids on domestic and commercial properties, i.e publishers+printers. The 'ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.' [ABELL] has been in existence for over a 100 years (2022) and has come to be highly acclaimed as a standard reference work for English studies.ABELL lists monographs, periodicals' articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations published worldwide.Other subject areas include the English language's vocabulary,dialect, phonology, syntax, semantics, lexicology, dictionaries and grammars. Literature written in English – prose, fiction, biography, travel writings, poetry, and individual authors studies. Bibliography, manuscripts, texts and publishing history also included. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn.No ISBN.
Not SIGNED.

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